HOLY MASS FRIDAY FIRST WEEK OF LENT 2024

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The Roman Catholic Church, according to the General Roman Calendar, celebrates the following in Friday, 2024-02-23:

• St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr 2024:

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18

  1And the LORD said to Moses, 2"Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy. 11"You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. 12And you shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. 13"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. 14You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. 15"You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand forth against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. 17"You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason with your neighbor, lest you bear sin because of him. 18You shall not take vengeance or bear any grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Psalms 19:8-10, 15

  7The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. 14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Matthew 25:31-46

  31"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. 34Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' 40And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' 41Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' 44Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?' 45Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' 46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

• FRIDAY FIRST WEEK OF LENT 2024:

  Time of Lent.

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Ez 18:21-28

  Thus says the Lord GOD:
  If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed,
  if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just,
  he shall surely live, he shall not die.
  None of the crimes he committed shall be remembered against him;
  he shall live because of the virtue he has practiced.
  Do I indeed derive any pleasure from the death of the wicked?
  says the Lord GOD.
  Do I not rather rejoice when he turns from his evil way
  that he may live?
  
  And if the virtuous man turns from the path of virtue to do evil,
  the same kind of abominable things that the wicked man does,
  can he do this and still live?
  None of his virtuous deeds shall be remembered,
  because he has broken faith and committed sin;
  because of this, he shall die.
  You say, "The LORD's way is not fair!"
  Hear now, house of Israel:
  Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?
  When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies,
  it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die.
  But if the wicked, turning from the wickedness he has committed,
  does what is right and just,
  he shall preserve his life;
  since he has turned away from all the sins that he committed,
  he shall surely live, he shall not die.
  

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8

  R. (3) If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
  Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
  LORD, hear my voice!
  Let your ears be attentive
  to my voice in supplication.
  R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
  If you, O LORD, mark iniquities,
  LORD, who can stand?
  But with you is forgiveness,
  that you may be revered.
  R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
  I trust in the LORD;
  my soul trusts in his word.
  My soul waits for the LORD
  more than sentinels wait for the dawn.
  Let Israel wait for the LORD.
  R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
  For with the LORD is kindness
  and with him is plenteous redemption;
  And he will redeem Israel
  from all their iniquities.
  R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
  

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Mt 5:20-26

  Jesus said to his disciples:
  "I tell you,
  unless your righteousness surpasses that
  of the scribes and Pharisees,
  you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven."
  
  "You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
  You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.
  But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother
  will be liable to judgment,
  and whoever says to his brother, Raqa,
  will be answerable to the Sanhedrin,
  and whoever says, 'You fool,' will be liable to fiery Gehenna.
  Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar,
  and there recall that your brother
  has anything against you,
  leave your gift there at the altar,
  go first and be reconciled with your brother,
  and then come and offer your gift.
  Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court.
  Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge,
  and the judge will hand you over to the guard,
  and you will be thrown into prison.
  Amen, I say to you,
  you will not be released until you have paid the last penny."